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Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it matters



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xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA worker steams a curtain in a voting booth at a polling station before the parliamentary elections in Podolsk, Moscow region [Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters]By Nils AdlerPublished On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026Russians head to the polls from Friday to Sunday to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, in the first parliamentary election to be held since the country launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The vote comes as Russians face a slowing economy as well as Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries and warehouses far from the front line.

United Russia, the governing party that backs President Vladimir Putin, is expected to keep its dominant position.

The authorities are presenting the election as a chance for voters to have their say. Critics argue that with no genuine opposition on the ballot, the result is largely settled in advance.

So why are the elections worth watching? Here is what you need to know:

Starting Friday and lasting through Sunday, Russians will elect members of the lower house, the State Duma.

They will also cast ballots in local elections.

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